Dispensing device



Patented June 19, 1928.

UNITED STATES BENJAMIN F. WUPPER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

Application filed February My invention relates to dispensing devices, particularly to that type adapted to hold a collapsible tube, such as is used to dispense tooth paste, shaving cream, cold cream and the like. p

It is the object of my invention to provide a device of this class which may be easily manipulated to dispense the contents of the tube.

A further object of my invention is to provide a dcvicein which the opening in the tube is securely sealed when not in use.

A further object is to provide a device of this class which is simplein construction, neat in appearance, and can be cheaply manufactured.

Other objects will appear from the following detailed description, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device, showing a portion of the tube as held there- 1n;

Figure 2 is across section thereof, taken on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the device showing the parts in the position taken when the tube is being used;

Figure 4c is a front elevation of a modified form of spring bracket which is used in clamping the device to a shelf;

Figure 5 is a. side elevation of the modified form of bracket shown in Figure l;

Figure 6 is a front elevation of a second modification of the device; and

Figure 7 is a vertical cross sectional View taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 6.

"In the device shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the supporting bracket 8 is made of a thin sheet of spring steel, having curled projections 9 serving as supports for the pintle 10. The leaf 11, which is pivotally supported on the pintle 10, is tapped as at 12 to re ceive the collapsible tube 13. The supporting bracket 8 together with the pivotally mounted leaf 11 may be described as a hinge, as will be apparent from the drawings. The free end of the leaf 11 is arranged to engage the spring portion 14 of the bracket 8. The spring portion is bent in such a manner and the leaf 11 so proportioned, that when the leaf is in the position shown in Figures 1 and 2, the spring portion it exerts an upward pressure on the leaf 11, forcing the open end of the tube 13 against the lower surface of the bracket 8.

11, 1928. Serial No. 87,487.

Suitable means, such as the conical projection 15 formed in the bracket 8, may be provided to effectively seal the opening in the tube. The bracket 8 is preferably secured to the lower surface of a shelf in such a position that the pintle 10 lies just inside and parallel to the front edge of the shelf.

In using the device the tube 13 is tightly screwed into the leaf 11 as shown, and swung so that the free end, of the leaf 11 is engaged by the spring portion 14 and the end of thetube thereby held securely against the conical projection 15. The spring may be readily released by finger pressure at the time the tube is grasped at which time the contents of the tube are to be dispensed, when the parts are in the position shown in Figure 3.

In Figures 4 and 5, if have shown a modification which in its essential features is similar to the device as previously described. The hinged leaf into which the neck of the collapsible tube may be threaded has been omitted from these figures for the sake of clarity, but it may be shaped just as is the leaf 11 shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, and be pivoted to the modified form of bracket 16 in the same manner. The bracket 16 is of the same construction as the bracket used in the previously described construction except for the fact thatinstead of having holes for screws by which it may be attached to'a supporting shelf or similar member, it has an integral spring clip 17 which is adapted to engage the top surface of the shelf or other member upon which the device is supported. The clip portion 17 is preferably provided with a plurality of strengthening ribs 18, and sheets 19 and 20 of thin rubber or similar material are preferably glued to the surfaces of the bracket 16 and of the clip 17 which engage the surfaces of the shelf 21, to provide frictional contact surfaces.

The modification shown in Figures 6 and 7 consists of a bracket 22 which may be fastended to a vertical wall by means of screws passing through the holes 23. The horizontal portion of the bracket is provided with the conical projection 24 and at its end has the'curled extensions 25, in which the pintle 26 is supported. The leaf 28, which is suitably tlapped to receive the threaded neck of the collapsible tube 13, is pivoted at the pintle 26 and is resiliently urged clockwise (Figure 7) by a. coil spring 27 wound around the pintle. This device is used in the same manner as those previously described. It is however not neoessary to manually swing the tube back into the position as shown 1n Figure 7, since the spring 27 will perform this operation as soon as the tube is released after using.

\Vhile I have shown and described by invention in its preferred form it will be obvious that many changes may be made in the construction of the device without departure from my invention in its broadest aspects. I therefore wish to limit the scope of invention only by the claims which follow:

I claim:

1. A collapsible tube holder comprising,

a horizontal bracket, a leaf pivotally connected therewith, said leaf being tapped to receive and retain the threaded neck of a collapsible tube, and resilient means associated with said bracket and said leaf tending to urge said leaf toward the under surface of said bracket.

2. A collapsible tube holder comprising, a horizontal bracket, a sealing means on the lower surface of said bracket, a leaf pivotally connected with the bracket and tapped to receive and retain the threaded neck of a collapsible tube, and resilient means associated with said bracket and said leaf tending to urge said leaf toward said sealing means and thereby close the end of the tube.

3. In a collapsible tube holder, a bracket, :1 spring associated with said bracket, means pivoted to said bracket for supporting a collapsible tube, and a seal on said bracket, said spring being adapted to force said means upwardly so as to bring the open end of said tube against said seal.

4. A collapsible tube holder, comprising a bracket having a conical projection on its lower surface, a leaf tapped to receive and retain thethreaded neck of a tube and ivotally connected to said bracket, and resilient means associated with said bracket and said leaf to hold said tube against said projection.

5. A support for a collapsible tube comprising a bracket, a leaf hinged thereto,

means to secure the open end of the tube to the leaf, and means to urge the leaf toward the bracket whereby the bracket serves as a closure for the open end of the collapsible tube.

6. In combination a horizontal bracket, a sealing means on the underside thereof, a leaf pivotally connected with said bracket, a container provided with an open end, means associated with the leaf for receiving and retaining the open end of the container, and means associated with said leaf and said bracket for urging these members together with the open end of the container against the sealing means.

7 A collapsible tube and support therefor, comprising a bracket, a leaf hinged thereto, a collapsible tube with its open end fixed to and extending through said leaf, and means associated with said bracket and said leaf for urging the open end of the tube against the lower surface of the bracket, whereby the bracket serves as a closure for the tube.

8. In combination, a bracket, a spring clip integral with said bracket for engaging the top surface of a support, a leaf hinged to said bracket, means to secure the open end of a. tube to the leaf and means to urge the leaf toward the bracket whereby the bracket serves as a closure for the open end of the tube.

9. A spring strip comprising a horizontal portion adapted to fit against the under side of a shelf, means integral with said strip for hingedly mounting a tube supporting leaf, a portion extending upwardly from said means and thence substantially parallel to the horizontal portion whereby it may act as a. clip to engage the top surface of said shelf, and an angularly-disposed downwardly-extending portion projecting from the horizontal portion opposite the mounting means and adapted to exert an upward pressure on the pivoted leaf when said leaf 15 adjacent the horizontal portion of the strip.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 8th day of February, 1926.

BENJAMIN F. WUPPER. 

